If you resonate with this title, I’m concerned. Chaotic environments (aka culture) are easier to thrive in, which may seem counterintuitive at first. Think about it this way: in chaos, you don’t have hard choices about your priorities because you solve the next crisis, and the next crisis, and the next crisis as reactivity... Read More

Last month, I wrote about how I’m working on my fears, mostly because I feel them amplifying in the world right now, and I want to do what I can (world domination for Good®) to light the way for anyone who wants to be on this path with me. Now let’s turn attention to... Read More

“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” – Melody Beattie I have talked about the value of a gratitude practice for years. The inherent shift in mindset toward seeing what is going well lends itself to communicating positivity with others and eventually building a lens... Read More

What an interesting time to be in the workplace, where four generations gather together to move your organization forward, and we often talk about “Generational Differences” or “Managing Different Generations” as a training topic. Focusing on the difference is a cleverly disguised way to separate us from our colleagues, our fellow humans, by some... Read More

I’ve been working on my fears lately. Not the big, hairy, scary ones about our planet, the more insidious ones that fuel a scarcity or lack in me. I don’t like that feeling of panic that sets in when I suddenly realize I took a wrong turn and don’t know where I am or... Read More

I was in a coaching session earlier this year when my client mentioned they are employing a new strategy in meetings. I hadn’t heard this acronym before, and thought it was brilliant for folks who tend to readily speak up in meetings. And especially important when you are the titled leader of the meeting,... Read More

I was introduced to this board game by friends, and really enjoy playing it – the jist is that you must think of one thing that relates to several items so your teammate can guess the items. That got me thinking about all the codenames that exist in our “corporate” world and how we... Read More

Leadership accountability is the fulcrum in the teeter-totter between optimal performance and strong culture or lack of trust, communication, and engagement. McKinsey & Company's The State of Organizations report adds in that high leadership accountability also leads to healthier organizations. Accountability, accountability, accountability. I hear it everywhere. And when I ask what that means, I... Read More

Welcome to the new year - the land of promotion and advancement in title, skillsets, and responsibilities. I hope you are excited for what is ahead, and with your goals already in motion, I wonder if you have set one for your delegation? Fortunately, most elevations happen as a result of solid technical skills,... Read More

For many years I have talked about how corporate athletes spend much more time with their craft than professional athletes. And as I have been training over the last few months for a tournament next month it occurred to me that corporate athletes (that’s you) spend more time in competition than professional athletes. And... Read More